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About the Study Guide

You are looking at a preview of what’s in the Pennsylvania Offroad Ed Course.
Feel free to look around, but you’ll need to register to begin progress toward getting your Pennsylvania ATV Safety Certificate.

A direction-of-travel arrow, painted on the base plate, is used to point the compass at your destination.

An orienting arrow, located in the needle housing, is used to orient your compass to your map.

Another Direction Finder

You can use an analog watch—the kind with hands—to find south. With the watch on a flat surface, rotate it to point the hour hand at the sun. South is the direction halfway between the hour hand and 12. (If the watch is set to daylight savings time, south is the direction halfway between the hour hand and 1.)